Hosting a Tournament [READ HERE FIRST]

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IF YOU PLAN TO HOST A TOURNAMENT READ HERE FIRST

This is to promote successful turnouts in the tournaments that you plan to host. However you do need to make sure that you have gotten permission from a moderator as it would help to validate the tournament. It would help if you also state the moderator(s) would gave you permission to host a tournament. There are no specific rules for hosting a tournament, but if you have a post by at least 50 posts as it would show you are a well known member who can be trusted.


-Will your the tournament you plan to hold be sucessful?
If there are not sufficient entrants then the tourney would not be very successful. Try to attract members with something unique. For example - The Official Mario vs The Legend of Zelda SSBB Tournament (Only playable characters will be from the Mario or Legend of Zelda series). The more popular it is the more likely members would join. Also, tournaments should be based on a first come first served basis. If a meber joins filling out the requirements for entry to the tournament then you must accept them. Disallowing them without a good reason or saving a spot for one of your friends is not allowed, and this is favouritism. If this occurs you will most likely not be allowed to host another tourney, or the next time you do host one no one will join. If you host a tournament that has been previously done it may be less likely to be successful, as members are always looking for something new to play a part in.

-How many participants do you want?
Try to only accept a small variety of entrants. For example, only accepet a least 8 entrants if it is for a singles tourney, or at least 16, if it is for a team/tag tourney. Holding too many participants can be very disastrous, as it may lead to lack of inactivity from either the member who hosted or the entrants, and it would take far too long to complete. Holding the number of partipants I gave as an example can help to promote a concise consistant tournament, which is what you want.


-Will you be committed?
When hosting a tournament, you need to keep track of it e.g the scores, if anyone dropped out etc. Without your dedication the tournament will collapse, and it will be unfortunate to those who entered as they have wasted their time and efforts. You need to take charge by being responsible.

FAQ/Statements

No one is joining my tournament. Why is this?
This may simply be because no one wants to enter, but that all depends on some factors. Make sure the rules are simple to read and visible to inform your entrants. It will prevent the thread from becoming a flood of questions, and you want to minimise this as much as possible. The tournament you are hosting may even be one that was previously repeated, in which members may be bored of. In addition make sure you have sought permission from a moderator. You can persuade others to join by informing members that a tournament is available to you by pm, profile comment etc

What are the rules for the tournament?
The rules are completely up to you. You make them. It can be any rule, as long as it is not something absurd. It should look something like this:

In Game Rules/Requirements:

- 16 Participants (8 teams of 2)
- Best Out Of 3 Matches
- Tag Team
- Team Attack: On
- No Time Limit.
- Character: Player's Choice
- No Items
- 4 Stock
- Damage Ratio 1.0
- Stage: Player's Choice
- If a 3rd match is reached, the stage must be neutral or counterpick.

Obviously it does not need to be exactly like this. Remember to keep the rules clear and straight to the point.

]Someone/some people has/have dropped out of my tournament, what do I do??
Then you would give the win to the other person that the dropout would have been playing. Alternatively, it would be better if you made what is known as a sub list. These members will not play at first, but they are there just in case such an ocassion has happened. So, if someone drops out, you can replace them with someone on the sub list. This helps to keep the flow of the tournament. If it comes to a point where too many people drop out you may need to cancel the tournament, depending on the circumstances of the issue.

The matches are taking far too long!
This is why you make deadlines. Make the deadline short for example a maximum of 5 dayd, but it may change obviously during school hours, work etc. If the deadlines are long entrants may lose motivation or even forget about it. Also, make sure there are not alot of entrants, as you too could become lazy with hosting, and the tournament would be a complete waste of time.

Do I just pick who challenges who?
Absolutely not. This would be biased, as it could show favouritism, and it would prove to be unfair. You could simple write names on a sheet of paper and put them into a hat and pick at random. Obviously this is just a suggesstion, there are many other ways you could do it at random.

Members are complaining about lag issues. What do I do?
You would make a decision. Decide what to do. For example if it is a team tournament and the lag occurs, you could suggest for them to follow a singles one on one rule. Alternatively, there is known to be lag over wifi, you could tell them to deal with it. However, if a member tells you that it may lag with someone before the matchups are made, then you could put them against someone. You could even give them suggesstions to stop/decrease the amount of lag, such as telling them to not use the internet whilst playing, or maybe revert to a wired connection instead of wireless. The issue about lag however should not be considered as a major issue because it happens all the time.

I'm getting bored of hosting a tournament
You will stick with it until the very end, until a winner is decided or any other circumstances that should rise. A tournament is not something to take lightly, members need your full support. It would just show that you are lazy and not committed, and in the future members would look down upon you.